On any (real) political hurdles. Worth pointing out:
"In the early 1980s, state appropriations provided more than 40% of the University of Oklahoma’s operating budget. Today, the state pays for roughly 10% of the Norman campus’ budget." - Link
Won't pretend to understand higher education funding / legality of all of this but what other levers would OSU be able to pull? Obviously can sue for damages in event OU/UT bolt before end of Big 12 TV deal in 2025 but seems like that gets settled anyways. But purely threatening to cut state appropriations doesn't seem like it really has that much teeth. Anything I'm missing here?
Texas feels different in sense that you'd have Tech, Baylor and TCU all bitching but obviously Tech is the only public institution in that equation. And together can they rally any credible political opposition? Worth pointing out 11% of UT operating budget comes from state funds appropriated by legislature and another 12% from the PUF but (I could be wrong) I don't see how that could even be touched or threatened in some kind of threat. Link